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siderite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables
siderite
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A widespread brown mineral, FeCO₃, having the structure of calcite.

Uncountable

noun

An iron meteorite.

Countable

noun

An indigo blue variety of quartz.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Magnetic iron ore; lodestone.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σιδηρίτης (sidērítēs, “made of iron”), from Ancient Greek σίδηρος (sídēros, “iron”), or from Latin sideritis (“lodestone”), from Ancient Greek σιδηρῖτις (sidērîtis, “loadstone”). By surface analysis, sider- + -ite.

Usage

Inflected Forms

siderites (plural)

Derived Forms

aerosiderite holosiderite mesosiderite oligosiderite phosphosiderite sideritic spherosiderite xanthosiderite

Synonyms

iron(II) carbonate ferrous carbonate chalybite sparry iron spathic iron

Questions

What does siderite mean?
A widespread brown mineral, FeCO₃, having the structure of calcite.
Where does siderite come from?
From Ancient Greek σιδηρίτης (sidērítēs, “made of iron”), from Ancient Greek σίδηρος (sídēros, “iron”), or from Latin sideritis (“lodestone”), from Ancient Greek σιδηρῖτις (sidērîtis, “loadstone”). By surface analysis, sider- + -ite.

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